May 28, 2025: Understanding and Responding to Unusual, Unshared, or Delusional Beliefs
May 28, 2025: Understanding and Responding to Unusual, Unshared, or Delusional Beliefs
Event Location:
This is an ONLINE EVENT, Hosted on Zoom, Eastern Time (CANADA & US)
Event Description
Understanding and Responding to Unusual, Unshared, or Delusional Beliefs
Facilitated By Hamilton Kennedy
3:00 to 5:00 PM EDT (Toronto)
1:00 to 3:00 PM MDT (Calgary)
12:00 to 2:00 PM PDT (Vancouver)
7:00 to 9:00 AM NZDT (New Zealand)
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Regular Ticket: $65 CAD ( + applicable tax)
About The Workshop
Delusions are typically considered symptomatic of broader mental illness. However, the phenomena and the label itself warrant critique, investigation and reflection. It is worth considering the value and utility of unusual or unshared beliefs and how they relate to the hopes, strengths and problems of people’s lives.
This workshop explores the nature of beliefs, their complexities ethical considerations, and how we might respond to such phenomena. This workshop is informed by doctoral research that sought to examine the links between these beliefs and the broader context and events of people’s lives, referred to as ‘socialising’ and ‘historicising’ beliefs.
What You’ll Learn
– About shared and unshared beliefs
– How the term “delusion” is used and some of the challenges with this
– Where beliefs, unusual or not, come from and why they persist
– The concept of “socialising” and “historicising” beliefs
– How to engage meaningfully with people experiencing unusual beliefs
– Practical, ethical approaches to responding to them
About Hamilton Kennedy
Hamilton Kennedy is completing their PhD investigating ‘delusions’. This research sought to explore the typically understanding of delusions as ‘false’ beliefs and whether the beliefs related to what can be considered ‘true’ events of people’s lives.
Hamilton completed the Masters of Narrative Therapy and Community Work at the University of Melbourne in 2018.
Hamilton is a member of the Dulwich Centre teaching faculty and lives in Melbourne, Australia.
If you are new to the ideas and practices of Narrative Therapy we suggest:
- Reading What is Narrative Therapy? (2000) by Alice Morgan.
Or….
2. Viewing a 1.5 hour video on-demand from January 24, 2025 titled ‘Re-Authoring Stories of Depression’ which shares introductory ideas that shape narrative therapy. If you are interested in accessing this video for free please email us
Certificates of Training can be requested at the end of the online workshop and will state 2 hours of narrative therapy training. Certificates can be used to qualify for eligibility for continuing education credits from professional colleges and licensing boards. Please contact your own college or association to confirm requirements.
STUDENTS – At checkout in ‘discount code’ enter STUDENT10. Also in the ‘additional info’ box please include your student info – i.e.: Name of institution and program of study
For groups of 3 or more, please register together in one transaction and at checkout in ‘discount code’ enter GROUP10. One main person can be registrant, and please type info (name, email, address) for other group members in the ‘additional info’ box
Cancellations will be accepted if requested at least 14 days prior to the event via email to contact@narrativetherapycentre.com. A 10% admin fee will be deducted from the amount to be refunded.
We regret that a refund cannot be offered after the cancellation date, but a colleague may be substituted for attendance.